PIMA MEDICAL INSTITUTE

Radiography

Semester V

RA 212 Pathology II

Syllabus

Course Title: RA 212 Pathology II

Delivery Method:On-campus

Semester: V

Credit Hours:1.0

Required Text: Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology Fourth Edition

Instructor:Stacy T Black R.T. (R)

Course Description:

This course is a continuation of Pathology I. Topics include: cardiovascular, nervous, hematopoietic, endocrine, and reproductive systems; miscellaneous diseases.

Course Format:

This course will be a combination of lecture, simulation, demonstration, and student participation.

Course Resources:

Required textbook/workbook, visual aids, handouts, and other print and electronic resources.

Prerequisites: Semester I, II and III, and IV courses.

Course Requirements:

Students are expected to:

  1. Be in attendance.
  2. Actively participate in discussions by contributing ideas, and information, listening, and responding to others in the class.
  3. Work productively in both group and individual activities.
  4. Achieve a minimum 77% grade average in the course.

Attendance Policy:

Students are expected to notify Pima Medical Institute by phone prior to class time if they are going to be absent or tardy. Notice of prolonged absence must be made in person or by letter to the Associate Director. All absences, regardless of reasons, are recorded.

Students with absences in excess of 5% of the total number of classroom hours in the program are placed on attendance advisement. Students with absences of 10% of the total number of classroom hours are placed on attendance probation. Students with absences in excess of 15% may be terminated for unsatisfactory attendance. Made up absences are not deleted from the 15% calculation.

Examination Make-Up Policy:

Students absent on examination day are given a make-up examination on the first day they return to class. The earned score on a make-up examination is reduced by 10%. A grade of zero is given for examinations not taken on the day of return.

Method of Evaluation:

Assessment is based upon the course requirements and is as follows:

Tests/Quizzes65%

PPS 5%

Final Exam30%

Grade Scale:

Grades for all courses completed and attempted are recorded on students’ permanent transcripts.

GradeStandingPercentage

AExcellent93-100%

BGood85-92%

CAverage77-84%

FFailing76% or lower

IIncomplete

XLeave of Absence

WWithdrawn

TTerminated

Pima Medical Institute does not award pass/fail grades.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the student will have been provided the opportunity to:

  1. Define basic terms related to pathology
  2. Describe the various classification of diseases
  3. List some theories of disease causation
  4. Understand the normal physiology of each system
  5. Identify the etiology, classification and manifestation of the pathologies
  6. Describe the radiographic appearance of various diseases
  7. Identify radiologic procedures appropriate to each disease and/or body system
  8. Identify the appropriate modifications of technical factors and positioning to accommodate pathologies

Class Policies

  1. Students who do no achieve a grade of 77% in the course may request to retake 1 exam that they failed during the semester. This exam must be taken with the week following finals. No final exam can be retaken.
  2. Every student must be able to pass each required competency regardless of the grade recorded.
  3. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the school by phone if they are going to be absent.
  1. It is the student’s responsibility to review assignments and test answer sheets for clarity, completion and accuracy prior to grading. The students are responsible for keeping their own graded course material for future use in the class.
  2. Full participation credit is given as long as the following criteria are met: arrives to class and is prepared to start class on time; actively participates in group/class discussions; stays the entire duration of the class.
  3. Students not in uniform will be sent home.
  4. OSHA regulations prohibit food or drink in the classroom.
  5. Cell Phone and pagers are to be turned off or on silence mode during class time.
  6. Exams and competencies, although scheduled during class time may require some students to perform exam competencies after class time. All students are expected to honor a fair and equitable sequence of order during competencies.

Course Calendar:

Week / Date / Topic
1 / 9/5/2008 / Course Syllabus/ Chapter 8 Nervous System
2 / 9/12/2008 / Chapter 8 Nervous System
3 / 9/19/2008 / Quiz #1
4 / 9/26/2008 / Chapter 9 Hematopoietic System
5 / 10/3/2008 / Chapter 9 Hematopoietic System
6 / 10/10/2008 / Quiz #2
7 / 10/17/2008 / Chapter 10 Endocrine System
8 / 10/24/2008 / Chapter 10 Endocrine System
9 / 10/31/2008 / Quiz #3
10 / 11/7/2008 / Chapter 11 Reproductive System
11 / 11/14/2008 / Chapter 11 Reproductive System
12 / 11/21/2008 / Quiz #4
13 / 11/28/2008 / HOLIDAY
14 / 12/5/2008 / Chapter 12 Miscellaneous Diseases
15 / 12/12/2008 / Quiz #5 / Review
16 / 12/19/2008 / Final Exam

Corporate Education DepartmentPage 1 of 4Revision Date: 09/27/06